Psalms 35:8

Let destruction come upon him at unawares,.... Or a "storm" (r), such as is caused in the eastern countries by a south wind, very sudden, violent, and destructive (s): the singular number being here…

Let destruction come upon him at unawares - Margin, which “he knoweth not of.” So the Hebrew. The meaning is, Let destruction come upon him when he is not looking for it, or expecting it. And let his…

In these verses we have,

I. David's representation of his case to God, setting forth the restless rage and malice of his persecutors. He was God's servant, expressly appointed by him to be what he…

Let his mischief recoil upon his own head. Cp. Psa 7:15; Psa 9:15; Psa 57:6; and with the first line cp. Isa 47:11. Does the singular individualise each one of the enemies, or particularise one above…